A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine-Poland border on Sunday shortly after a diplomatic train carrying former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and former Swedish PM Carl Bildt had departed earlier than scheduled. The attack occurred as these dignitaries were returning from a security conference in Kyiv, with Ukrzaliznytsia stating that the drone's intended target was likely the diplomatic train. No casualties were reported, but the incident highlights the ongoing threat to civilian infrastructure near Ukraine’s borders.
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On September 13, a Russian drone hit the locomotive of a passenger train just kilometers from the Ukraine-Poland border near Yahodyn, which was carrying 208 people bound for Warsaw. Ukraine's foreign minister Andrii Sybiha described it as an act of terror by Russian President Vladimir Putin, targeting NATO and EU nations. The incident happened shortly after another train carrying former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other European officials had passed through the same route. No casualties were reported, but Ukrainian authorities evacuated all passengers. Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Moscow might escalate further in coming weeks, while German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius called it a calculated move to instill fear in Europe.
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Russian drone hits train near Ukraine-Poland border soon after dignitaries passed through
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A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine- Poland border on Sunday shortly after senior visiting officials — including the former prime ministers of the U.K. and Sweden -- passed through, Ukraine's state rail operator said.
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According to Ukrzaliznytsia, a diplomatic train carrying Boris Johnson, Carl Bildt and security advisers from several European Union states had purposely left the station at Yahodyn ahead of schedule.
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"It is highly probable that the Russian drone 's intended target was in fact the diplomatic train, which had departed the station earlier than scheduled," the company said in a Telegram post.
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Bildt, the former Swedish PM, shared a video on X of the attack at Yahodyn station, near the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing with Poland.
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"This wasn't our train, but the one just minutes after us by the Polish border crossing," Bildt said.
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"It was evacuated as the Russian drone approached and no one was hurt.
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Our train just had an evacuation warning.
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Another train, with former CIA Director David Petraeus on board, was still at Yahodyn station when the drone struck, according to Ukrzaliznytsia.
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Ukrzaliznytsia said it "constantly adjusts train schedules" to guard against strikes.
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"I don't know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning," Johnson wrote in a post on X.
"What we can say for sure is that this is the kind of random and senseless attack Ukrainians are enduring every day — even on civilian railways," he added.
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Earlier on Sunday, a Russian drone hit a truck less than a mile from Polish territory, according to border guards, forcing the temporary closure of the Yahodyn-Dorohusk crossing.
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